Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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Case 3-13360/ARL 306/+
CANADA
P~OTOPOLYMERISATION PROCESS EMPLOYING COMPOUNDS
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CONTAINING ACRYLOYL GROUPS AND MALEr~I~E GROUP9
This invention relates to a pho~opolymerisation
and photocrosslinking process, and in particular to such a process
for the production of images.
Conventionally, production of an image by means of
photopolymerisation is achieved by coating a support with a
solution in a volatile organic solvent of a photopolymerisable
substance, causing or allowing the solvent to evaporate so
leaving a film of the photopolymerisable substance, irradiating
the film with actinic radiation as through an image whereby the
parts of the film struck by the irradiation become photopolymerised
(and less soluble) while those parts shielded from the irradiation
remain substantially unaffected, then dissolving away the
unirradiated, unphotopolymerised parts of the film by means of
a suitable solvent which does not dissolve the irradiated,
photopolymerised parts. This last stage is conventionally known
as "development".
It would be desirable to have a process in which a layer
of a photopolymerisable substance were applied to a support
and this layer were converted into a substantially solid, non-
tacky state,ready for irradiation,without the use of organic
solvents. Not only would, in this stage, the use be avoided of
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solvents which might present problems of toxicity and flammability
and also, cause expense in their recovery, but the production on a
continuous basis of coated supports, reaty or irradiation, would
be facilitated.
We have found that this object can be achieved by the use
of certain substances which contain in the molecule two kinds of
groups through which photopolymerisation can occur at rates which
differ considerably from one another. The groups are chosen so
that photopolymerisation of a layer of a liquid composition occurs
rapidly to form a solid, essentially tack-free layer, which is,
however, still soluble in certain solvents. When desired, parts of the
layer are further subjected to a substantially greater amount of
actinic radiation and photocrosslinking takes place through the
other type of group in the already photopolymerised molecules of
the layer, the parts of the layer which undergo photocrosslinking
becoming much more resistant to solution in the solvents.
Unpublished experiments by the Applicants have shown that
numerous potentially useful compounds, containing two types of
units normally capable of undergoing photopolymerisation, do not
give satisfactory resules in such a process, photopolymerisation
in the first stage being much retarded, apparently as a
consequence of the presence in the molecule of another type of
photopolymerisable unit, despite the incorporation of a variety
of photoinitiators and photosensitisers. In other unpublished
experiments of the Applicants, mixtures of two compounds,
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one containing a ucit normally capable of undergoing p~otopolymerisation
a~d the other ~having a different unit normally capable of undergoing
photocrosslinking, gave unsatisfactory results, apparen~ly due to
inhi~i~ion of the photocrosslinking reaction.
It has been fount that the`tesired process can be achieved
by employing a compou~d which containq in the same molecule both
one or more acrgloyl or methacryloyl groups and one or more
2,3-disubstituted maleimide groups.
One aspect of this invention accortingly provides a process
for production ~ an Lmage which comprises
(1) eYposing to actinic radiation a layer, supported on a
carrier, of a liquid composition containing a compound (A) having
in the same lecule both at least one group of formula
ca2~Cco-
and at least one group of formula
Rl ~ '
C
~C Ci II
o
such thae the layer solidifies and becomes essentially nontacky
due to photopolymerisation of ~A) through the group or groups of
formula I but remains substantially photocrosslinkable, and
subsequently, when desired,
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~ 2~ egposi~g through an ~mage-bearing transparency consistin~
of substantially opaque and substantially transparent psr~s the
layer so solidifiet to a substantially greater æount of actinic
radiation such that the ~urther eYpose~ part or parts o~ th-
photopolymerised layer u~dergo photocrosslinking through the groupor groups of fosmula II, and
t3) developing the ~mage by tissolving in a sol~ent the
part or parts of the layer which ha~e not bec~me photocrosslinked,
where
R denotes a hydro~en atom or a methyl group and
R ant R2 each denote the same or different alkyl group
of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or together they denote a
trimethy-ene or tetramethylene group which may be optionally
substitutet by a methyl group.
British Patent Specification No. 1 544 840 describes the
preparation of numerous c~mpounds containing 2,3-disubstituted
maleimide units, pdrticularly 2,3-dimethylmaleimido units,
including some which also contain acryloyl or methacryloyl groups.
British Patent Specification ~o. 1 544 2g9 describes polymers
containing 2,3-disubstituted maleimide units which can be
crosslinket by means of actinic radiation. In the latter
Specification it is stated that monomers which contain, in addition
to the double bond present in the 2,3-disubstituted maleimido radical
of formula II, a further ethylenically unsaturated double bond
which can be polymerised more easily than the 2,3-disubstituted
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J ~ maleimido radical of formula II, can be polymerised by means of
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free radical initiators in such a way that polym-rs are obtainet
which do not ha~e a crd~slinked structure, which contain ~he 2,3-
disubstieuted maleimido group~ of formula II aq side substituents,
and which can subsequently be crosslinked by ~eans o~
electromagnetic irradiation. Thua, in Examples, N~(3 -~acsyloylQxy)-
propyl)-~,3-dimethyl~lei~ite, together with methyl methacrylats,
glycityl methacrylate, ethyl acry}ate, or 2-hytroxyethyl acrylate,
was polymerised by means of benzoyl peroxite or 2,2'-azobis(2-
methylpropionitrile). That the vinyl poly~erisations were all
effected using ch~mical free ratical initiators suggests that the
vinyl polymerisations to obtain polymers containing 2,3-
tisubstitutet maleimito groups which are still photopolymerisable
coult not be carriet out using actinic radiation. There is no
intication that a compount having groups of formula I ant
formula II coult be polymeriset by a first exposure to actinic
ratiation to give a polymeric material whose solubility is
sufficiently different from that of the product obtained by further
e~posure ~f the polymeric material to actinic radiation that it
can be uset as a photoresist in an image-for~ing process.
Usually the c~mpound (A~ employed in the process of this
invention will contain, per average molecule, up to four groups
of formula I and up to four groups of formula II. Preferably it
has a molecular weight of at most 2,000. Preferably the group
or groups of formula I, ant preferably also the group or groups
of formula II, are each directly attached to an atom or atoms of
carbon, oxygen, or nitrogen; particularly preferred are compounds
in which Rl and R2 in for~ula II each denote a ~ethyl group.
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C~mpounds suitable for use as tA) may be obtained by reaction,
simultaneousl.y or in either order, of a compount baving two or more
glycityl groups tirectly attached to an aeom or atoms of oxygen,
nitrogen, or sulphur with acrylic or methacrylic acit and with a
2,3-disu~stituted malei~ido-carboxylic acit of formula
O
Rl 11
~C ~ ",N-R ~COOH III
where
Rl ant R ha~e the meanings assignet in formula II and
R tenotes.a divalent residue, after removal of a primary
a~ino group and a carboxyl group, of a compound containing at
least one sait a~mino group and at least one carboxyl group,
preferably an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic, araliphatic,
or heterocyclic resitue of 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
There may thus be uset as compount (A) substances of the
lS general forQula
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C ~ ~-R -CooC82CHCH2 ~+ R t C~21HCH2C~CH2 ~
IV
where
a and b are each independently an integer of at least 1
ant preferably at most 4,
5 R has the meaning assigned in fonmula I,
Rl and R have the meanings assigned in formula II,
a3 has the meaning assigned.in formula III, and
R denotes the residue, after removal of (a+b~ glycidyl groups
directly attached to an atom or atoms of oxygen, nitrogen, or sulphur,
of a compound containing at least (a+b~ such glycidyl groups.
It will be appreciated that the product will also contain
adtucts formed from the compound having two or more glycityl
groups and from acrylic acid or methacrylic acid only, or from
the compound containing two or more glycidyl groups and from the
2,3-disubstituted maleimido-carboxylic acid only, i.e., compounds
of formula
~ R2~CHC~2 ~ R r CH2CHCH200CC=CH2 ~ V
and compounds of formula
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[ ~\z ~CE ~ ~ R ~ n2l C~zOoC R N ~ ~ ~ ~ 2 1
VI
where
c represents zero or a positive integer,
t is an ineeger of at least one, the su~ of (c+d) being
the same as the sum of.(a+b),
R has the ~eaning assigned in formula. I,
R and R have the meanings assigned in formula II,
R has the meaning assigned in formula III, and
R4 has the ~eaning assigned in formula IV.
~he extent of fo~mation of the byproducts of formula Y or
VI will depend, of course, on the proportions of the three
types of reactants employed. In general, ehe presence of
such byproducts does not interfere with the carrying out of
the process of this invention.
Carbo~ylic acids of for~ula III are obtainable by reaction
of a 2,3-disubstitured maleic ar~ytride with an a~anoacid of
for~ula ~NR3cooa as descri~ed in the afore~eneioned British
Pat~ne Specification ~o. 1 544 840. ~3 may represent, by uay of
e~ample, a p-?henylene, meehyleae, ethylene, ?enta~ethylene, or
~o eehylidene group.
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Subc~a~ces suitable for use as corpound (A) ~a~ be obtained
sim;larl~, using in place of the carbo~ylic acid af for~ula rII.
a 2,3-disubstitcted maleLmidopbeDQl of ~ormula VII
Rl ~
.. \ C \ 5
1 N-R -0~ VE`I
whese
Rl and R2 has the ~eanings assigned in formula II ant
R5 tenotes the tivalent resitue, after removal of a primary
amino group and a phenolic hydroxyl group, of a compound
co~taining at least one said amino group and at least one said
hydroxyl group, preferably an aro~atic residue of 6 to 18 carbon
atoms,
together with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid.
There ~ay accordingly be used compounds of the formula
L 2'~ - ~ ~ 21 2 ~ ~ 2I C 200CC C~
where
R has the ~eaning assigned in formula I,
Rl and R have the meanings assigned in formula II,
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R has ehe meAn;ng assig~ed in formula rv,
R5 has the mea~ing assigned in formula VIIr and
a and b have the meanings assig~ed in formula IV.
Phenol~ of ~ormula VII are obtainable by reaction of a 2,3-
disubstitueed maleic anhydride with a~ aminophenol of formula
H2NR50~ as described in the aforementionet British Patent
Specification No. 1 544 840. R5 may represent, by way of example,
an o-, m-, or p-phenylene group.
Likewise, the product will also contain adducts for~ed from
the c~mpound having two Qr re glycidyl groups and from acrylic
or methacrylic acid only, or from the compound having two or more
glycityL groups and from the 2,3-tisubstitutet maleimido-phenol
only, i.e., c~mpounds of formula V and compounds of formula
[ Cd2_cdcd2 ~ ~ ~ 2ClH~dzOoc~ C ~ IX
15 where
Rl-and R have the meanings assigned in formula II,
R3 has the meaning assigned in formula III,
R4 has the meaning assigned in formula IV,
R5 has the meaning assigned in formula VII, and
c and d have ehe meanings assigned in formulae V and VI,
their proportions depending on the ratio of the three
types of r-actant employed. These byproducts similsrly do not, in
general, interfere ~ith the carrying out of the process.
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As examples of compounds containing glycidyl groups which may be
treated with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid and with a 2,3-
disubstituted maleimidocarboxylic acid of formula III or a 2,3-
disubstituted maleimidophenol of Eormula VII may be mentioned
polyglycidyl esters obtainable by reaction of a compound containing
two or more carboxylic acid groups per molecule with epichlorohydrin
or with glycerol dichlorohydrin in the presence of an alkali. Such
polyglycidyl esters may be derived from aliphatic polycarboxylic
acids, e.g., succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic
acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, or dimerised or
erimerised linoleic acid; from cycloaliphatic polycarboxylic acids
such as tetrahydrophthalic acid, 4-methyltetrahydrophthalic acid,
hexahydrophthalic acid, and 4-methylhexahydrophthalic acid, and
from aromatic polycarboxylic acids such as phthalic acid, isophthalic
acid, and terephthalic acid. Other suitable polyglycidyl esters
are obtainable by polymerisation of glycidyl esters of vinylic
acids, especially glycidyl acrylate and glycidyl methacrylate.
Further examples are polyglycidyl ethers obtainable by
reaction of a compound containing at least two free alcoholic
hydroxyl and/or phenolic hydroxyl groups per molecule
with epichlorohydrin under alkaline conditions or, alternatively,
in the presence of an acidic catalyst and subsequent treatment
with alkali. These ethers may be made from acycli~
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alcohols such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, and higher
poly~oxyethylene) glycols, propane-1,2-tiol and poly(oxypropylene~
glycols, propane-1,3-diol, poly(oxytetrEmethylene) glycols, pentane~
l,S-diol, hexane-2,4,6-triol, glycerol, l,l,l-trimethylolpropane,
pentaerythritol, sorbitol, and polyepichlorohytrins; from
cycloaliphatic alcohols such as resorcitol, quinitol, bis(4-hydroxy-
cyclohexyl)methane, 2,2-bis(4-hytroxycyclohexyl)propane, and
1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohex-3-ene; and from alcohols having
aromatic nuclei, such as N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)aniline and
p,p'-bis(2-hydroxyethylamino)diphenylmethane. Or they may be made
from mononuclear phenols, such as resorcinol and hydroquinone, and
from polynuclear phenols, such as bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)methane
(otherwise known as bisphenol F), 4,4'-dihydroxydiphenyl, bis(4-
hydroxyphenyl~ sulphone, 1,1,2,2-tetrakis(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanè,
2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane (otherwise known as bisphenol A),
2,2-bis(3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, and novolaks formed
from aldehydes such as formaldehyde, acetaldehydej chloral, and
furfuraldehyde, with phenol itself, and phenol substituted in
the ring by chlorine atoms or by alkyl groups each containing up
to nine carbon atoms, such as 4-chlorophenol, 2-methylphenol,
and 4-tert.-butylphenol.
Poly(~-glycidyl) compounds may also be used, e.g., ~-glycidyl
derivatives of amines such as aniline, n-butylamine, bis(4-amino-
phenyl)methane, and bis(4-methylaminophenyl)methane; trîglycidyl
isocyanurate; and N,N'-diglycidyl derivatives of cyclic alkylene
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ureas, such as ethyleneurea and 1,3-propyleneurea, ant o~ hydantoins
such as 5,5 -dimethylhydantoin.
Poly(S-glycidyl) campount~ may also be used, e.8., di~S-~lycityl)
terivatives of dithiols~such as ethane-1,2 dithiol ant bis(4-
mercapt~methylphenyl) ether, but they are not preferred.
Polyepoxites having the 1,2-epoxide groups attached to
different kints of hetero atoms may be employed, e.g., the
glycidyl ether-glycidyl ester of salicylic acidJ or p-(tiglycityl-
amino)phenyl 3~iycidyl ether.
0 ~OSt preferably R represents the divalen~ reYidue
of a pol~glycidyI ether, which may have been advanced, o~
a polyhytric phenol or of a polyhydric alipha~ic alcohol.
Compounts suitable for use as component (A) may aIso be
obtained by reaction of a compount containing two or more
alcoholic hytroxyl groups with acryloyl or me~hacryloyl
chloride and with a 2,3-tisubstituted maleimido-acid chloride
of formula
Rl O
: ~ \ C
C~
R3
C ~,
R2 o
:
where
Rl and R2 have the meanings assig~ed in formula II and
R3 has the meaning assigned in rormula III.
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There may accordingly be used compounts of the formula
~ 11 N-R3-CoO ~ R6 1 OOCC - C~ ;
where
a and ~ have the meaning assigned in formula IV,
R has the mea~ing assigned in formula I,
~1 and * have the meanings assigned in formula II,
R3 has the meaning assigned in formula III, and
R6 denotes the residue, after removal of (a+b) alcoholic
hydro~yl groups, of an alcohol having at least (a+~ said
hydroxyl groups.
Preferably R denotes an aliphatic resitue comprising
repeating unies of formula
(CH2~m XII
where m represents 2, 3, or 4,
I
-CO(CH2)5-, -CH2CH-, or -CH(Ca3)CH2-.
Thus, R6 may, for example, represent the residue of a poly(oxy-
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ethylene) glycol or poly(o~ypropylene) glycol of average molecular
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weight 250 eo 5000, or the resitue of a polyvi~yl alcobol of average
molecular weight 500 to 9000.
Means of preparing acid chlorides of fonmula X are describet
in ~h~ British Patent Specificatio~ No. 1 544 840 alreaty mentionet.
It will be understood that there will similarly be formet
byproducts of fo = la
[ ~o ~ a ~L oo~lC ~
acd byproducts of for~ula
[ dO 1 a6 ~ OOC a3-N ~ ~ ~ C"' a XIV
where
e and d have the meanings assigned in formulae V and VI,
Rl and R2 have the meanings assigned in formula II,
R3 has the meaning assignet in formula III, and
R6 has the meaning assigned in formula gI.
They do not, however, interfere with the process.
Other compounds suitable for use as component CA~ are of
the general formula
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N R3~COOC~12 Icacazooc I ~I2
RZ~~ C oa R ~m
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or o~ the general for~uLa
~C N-R5-oca2c~Ica2oocc-ca2
R C 0~ R gVI
where
R has the ~eaning assigned in formula 1~
Rl and R2 have the meanings assignet in formula II,
R3 has the meaning assignet in formula III, ant
R5 has the meaning assigned in formula VII.
Compounds of formula ~V and XVI may be obtained by reaction
of glycityl acrylate or glycidyl methacrylace with, respectively,
a 2,3-disubstituted maleim;do-carbo~ylic acid of formula III and a
2,3-tisubstituted maleimido-phenol of formula VII.
Yet further compounts suitable for use as (A~ are of the
general formula
`3 ~ > ~ cooR7oocc c~2 8VII
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.... ~ .
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where
R has the meaning assigned in formula I,
Rl and R2 have the meanin8s assigned in Eormula II,
R7 denotes an alkylene group of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, and
R8 denotes a hydrogen atom or a group of formula
: -CH2CHCH200CC~CH2 XVIII
OH R
or
-R700CC-CH2 XIX
: R
Such compounds where R8 denotes a hydrogen atom may be
obtained by reaction of a sodium salt of an aminophthalic acid
with a disubstituted maleic anhydride in toluene-water followed
by acidification to isolate the 2,3-disubstituted maleimido-
; phthalic acid and dehydration to form the anhydride and then
reaction with a hydroxyalkyl acrylate or methacrylate as described
15 in the above-mentioned British Patent Specification No. 1 544 299.
Thus, 3-(2,3-dimethylmaleimido)phthalic anhydride may be converted,
by means of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, into 2-(5-methyl-3-oxa-
4-oxohex-5-enyloxycarbonyl)-6-(2,3-dimethylmaleimido)benzoic acid.
Compounds of formula ~YVII where R8 denotes a group of formula
XVIII may be obtained by reaction of glycidyl (meth)acrylate
with the acid of fornula XVII where R8 denotes a hydrogen atom,
and compounds of formula XVII where R8 denotes a group of formula
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XI~ or XX ma~ be obtained by further reaction of that acid with
2-hydroxyethyl or 2-hytro~ypropyl (meth~acrylate.
There also c~lme into consideration com~ounds of the general
~or.mula
Q
~ C~
~ ~ ~ / ~ COC~-C~2 ~g
where
R has the meaning assignet in formula r and
Rl ant R2 have the ~eanings assigned in ~ommula II.
Reaction of a phenylenediamine with a disubstituted maleic
anhydrite can ~e conductet such as to furnish the mono-substituted
imide-amine as disclosed in the above-mentioned British Patent
Specification No. 1 544 840, which imide-amine may then be
treated ~ith (meth)acryloyl chloride in a conventional manner
eo form an imide-amide of formula .YX.
Amide-imides, which may also be used, of the general
formula
R~
~ / ~~C~2-~c1-C~2 XgI
2/ \ C R
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where
R has the meaning assigned in formula I and
Rl ant R2 have the mea~ings assigned in formula II,
m~ be obtai~et by convarsio~.of a Z,3-t~substitut-d 3al~i~it-
i~to it~ N-~ydr~symethyl terivati~e with formaldehyte followet by
react~o~ with (meth)acsyla~ite or by reactiou of a 2.3-
tisubstituted mala~de with N-hydro~ym~thyl-or N-~etho~y~ethyl-
~meth)ac~yl2m;de.
Corpounds of the general formula
C \ 9
C ~ N R ~CH2N~COIC~C~2 XXII
R2 \ ~ R
where
R has the meaning assigned in formula I,
R and R2 have the.meanings assigned in formula II, and
R denotes a divalent residue, after removal of a primary
a~ino group and an alcoholic hydroxyl group, of a compound
containing at least one said ~mi.no group and at least one said
hydroxyl group, preferably an aliphatic residue of 2 to 6
carbon atoms or a cycloaliphatic residue of 6 to 8 carbon atoms,
which ~ay also be employed, may be made by reaction of a
disubstituted maleimido-alcohol of formula
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E \ N-R -0~ XXIII
R2 \~
with N~(hytr3xymethy1~acrylasite, N-Chytroxymethyl)methacrylamite,
or the corresponting N-(meehoxymethyl) compounts.
Compounts of the general formula
Rl ~'
~ N-R -OOCC-CH2 X3IV
R2 3 R
where
R has the meaning assigned in formula I,
R ant R ha~e the meanings assignet in formula II, and
R5 has t~ç meaning assigned in formula VII,
which may be made by reaction of a disubstituted maleimido-
phenol of formula VII with ~meth~acryloyl chloride, may also
be used.
Preferably CA~ is of the general formula
R10-OCC=CH2 XXV
,.J R OC R
where
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R has the meaning assignet in formula I,
Rl and R2 have the meanings assigned in formula II, and
R10 denotes an imino group, an alkylenoxy group of 1 to 10
carbon atoms, a 2-hytroxypropyleneoxy group, a poly~oxyalkylene)
group of 4 to 12 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyleneoxy group of 5
to 7 carbon atoms, or an alkylenecarbonamide group of 2 to
10 carbon atoms.
R may represent, for example, an alkylenecarbonamido group
of formula -(CH2)5CONH-, an alkyleneoxy group of formula ~CH2)60-,
a cyclohexyleneoxy group, or a methylcyclohexyleneoxy group;
preferably it denotes a group of formula -(CH2)m 1-~ -CH2CH(CH3)0-,
-CH2CH(OH)CH20-,
or -(ICHCH20~m XXVI
R
where m has the meaning assigned in formula XII.
Compounds of formula XXV where R denotes an imino group
may be obtained from an N-amino-2,3-disubstituted maleimide by
treatment with acryloyl chloride or methacryloyl chloride.
Compounds of formula XXV where R denotes an alkyleneoxy
group of at least 2 carbon atoms or a poly(oxyalkylene) group
may be obtained by reaction of a 2,3-disubstituted maleic
anhydride with an aminoalcohol followed by treatment with
acryloyl chloride or methacryloyl chloride, while those where
R denotes -CH20- may be obtained by conversion of a 2,3-
disubstituted maleimide into its N-hydroxymethyl derivative by
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means of formaldehyde, followet by treatment wlth (meth)acryloyl
chloride. Such compounds where R represents -CH2CH(OH)CH20- may
be obtained by reaction of an N-31ycidyl-2,3-disubstituted
maleimide with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid. Compounds of
S formula XXV where R10 denotes a cycloalkeneoxy group may be
obtained by reaction of a 2,3-disubstituted maleic anbydride
with a cycloaliphatic aminoalcohol followed by treatment with
acryloyl chloride or methacryloyl chloride.
Compounds of formula XXV where R denotes an alkylene-
carbonamido group may be obtained by reaction of a 2,3-
disubstituted maleic anhydride with an amino-substituted
aliphatic carboxylic acid to form the N-(carboxyalkylene)-2,3-
disubstituted maleimide, conversion into the acid chloride, and
reaction with acrylamide or methacrylamide.
~eehods of preparation of such compounds (A) are described
in the aforementioned British Patent Specification No. 1 544 840.
. Specific examples of substances suitable for use as compound
- (A) are N-(2-(acryloyloxy)ethyl)-2,3-dimethylmaleimide,
N-(3-(acryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl)-2,3-dimethylmaleimide,
N-(3-(acryloyloxy)propyl)-2,3-dimethylmaleimide, the corresponding
methacryloyl homologues, N-(2-(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-
2,3-dimethylmaleimide, and the 2-(acryloyloxy)ethyl 3-(meth-
acryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl esters of 3- and 4-(2,3-dimethyl-
maleimido)phthalic acids.
For photopolymerisation through groups of formula I it is
greatly preferred that the liquid composition contain an added
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photoinitiator, i.e., a catalyst which, on irradiation, gives an
excited state that leads to formation of free radicals which then
initiate polymerisation of (A). Examples of suitable photoinitiators
are organic peroxides and hydroperoxides, ~-halogen substitutet
acetophenones such as trichloromeehyl 4'-tert. butylphenyl ketone,
a-hytroxy--alkyl-substituted acetophenones such as 2-hytroxy-2-
methyl-l-phenylpropan-l-one, benzoin and its alkyl ethers (e.g.,
the-n-butyl ether), -methylbenzoin, alkyl ~,~-dialkyloxy-~-
benzoylacetates, benzophenones such as benzophenone itself and
4,4'-bis(timethylamino)benzophenone, 0-alkoxycarbonyl derivatives
of an oxime of benzil or of l-phenylpropane-1,2-dione, such as
benzil (0-ethoxycarbonyl)-~-monoxime and 1-phenylpropane-1,2-
dione 2-(0-ethoxycarbonyl)oxime, benzil ketals, e.g., its dimethyl
ketal, substituted thioxanthones, e.g., 2-chlorothioxanthone,
anthraquinones, esters of phenylglyoxylic acid, 2-benzoyl-2-phenyl-
1,3-dioxolanes and 4-benzoyl-4-phenyl-1,3-dioxolanes, and photoredox
systems comprising a mixture of a phenothiazine dye (e.g., methylene
blue) or a quioxaline (e.g., a meeal salt of 2-(m- or p-methoxy-
phenyl)quinoxaline-6' or 7'-sulphonic acid) witb an electron donor
such as benzenesulphinic acid or other sulphinic acid or a salt
thereof such as the sodium salt, or an arsine, a phosphine, or
thiourea.
Suitable photoinitiators are readily found by routine
experimentation. Generally, 0.15 to 10%, and preferably 2.5 to
5%, by weight of the photoinitiator is incorporated, based on the
; total weight of (A) and any further compound (B) present
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containing at least one group of formula I but none of fonmula
II. t~ubstances suitable for use as compound (B) are described
below.)
For photocrosslinking through groups of formula II it is
also greatly preferred that the liquid composition further
contain an added triplet photosensitiser, i.e., a compound which,
on irradiation, gives an excited state that transfers the triplet
energy to a 2,3-disubstituted maleimide group of formula II which
is not excited. It is necessary that the triplet sensitiser
display an absorption ~aximum which permits a light absorption
in the range of more than 300 nm which is adequate for practical
purposes, and it is also required that the triplet energy transfer
be exothermic. Photopolymerised compou~ds containing the 2,-3-
disubstituted ~aleimide group of formula II have a Tl state which
lies between 50 and 53 kCal. per mol, hence triplet sensitisers
- which permit exothermic energy transfer in the range mentioned,
that is to say, have a Tl state of at least 50 kCal. per mol.
are suitable for sensitising. Examples of suitable sensitisers
are benzene, phenol, benzoic acid, benzonitrile, aniline,
xanthone, acetophenone, di-iso~ropyl k~tone,~diphenyl sulphide,
diphenylamine, benzaldehyde, diphenyLselenium, carbazole,
triphenylamine, hexachlorobenzene, 4,4-diphenylcyclohexadienone,
1,2-dibenzoylbenzene, thiophene, benzophenone, 1,4-diacecylbenzene,
fluorene, triphenylene, 4-cyanobenzophenone, diphenyl,
thioxanthone, 2-chlorothioxanthone, phenylglyoxal, anthraquinone,
quinoline, phenanthrene, flavone, ~lichler's Xetone, naphthalene,
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4-acetyldiphenyl, nierobenzene, 2-acetonaphchene, Acrid~ne
yellow, 1-naphthyl phenyl keeone, chrysene, 1-acetonaphthol,
l-napbthaltehyde, diaceeyl, corononene, benzil, fluorenone,
fluorescein tacid), p-nitrostilbene, anthrone, benzanthrone,
2-nitrofluorene, quinoxaline and substitution protucts,
4-nitrotiphenyl, 5-nitroacenaphthene, 4-nitroaniline,
naphehothiazoline, and l-acetylamino-4-nieronaphthalene.
Suitable photosensitisers ~re li~ewise readily found bv
routine e~perimeneation Generally, 0.1 eo 10%, and preferably 0.5
to 7.5%, by weight of the phocosensitiser is incorporated, calculated
on the total weight of (~) and any other compound (C) present
containing at lease one group of formula II but none of formula I.
References in this Specification to phoeocrosslinkin~ through
groups of formula lI are not to be construed as precluding the
possibility that a minor amounc of phoeodimerisation in stage (1)
may take place through groups of formula II: it is believed, however,
that the great preponder nce of pho~opol~erisa~ion in s~age (1)
involves only groups of formula I.
As stated above, ~he composi~ion is applied in a liquid form
to a carrier. Convenien~ly its viscosicv is in the range 0.1 eO
0.4 Pa s. To mee~ ehe requiremene eha~ ~he composition be liquid
i~ may be necessary, in order to achieve this wiehout the use of
volatile organic solven~s, ~o include another compound which is a
liquid and which photopolymerises under the conditions in stage
(1) to form a solid. It is convenient to use for the purpose
- a photopoly~erisable compound (B) having in the molecule at least
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one group of formula I but none of formula II. Compound (B) may
be, for example, an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl ester (which alkyl or
hydroxyalkyl group may be substituted) of acrylic acid or
methacrylic acit, typically, such esters having up to 15 carbon
ato~ms in all, such as methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate,
n-butyl acrylate, and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate. Also useful for
this purpose are 3-alkoxy-2-hydroxypropyl, 3-alkenoxy-2-hyd~oxy-
propyl, and 3-aryloxy-2-hydroxypropyl esters of acrylic acid or
methacrylic acid, typically, those containing up to 15 carbon atoms
in all.
Other kinds of compound (B) may be included in the liquid
composition so that some desired property may be imparted to the
photopolymerised, photocrosslinked product. Thus, to impart flame-
retardant properties the compound (B) may also contain at least one
chlorine, bromine, or phosphorus atom. Examples of such are adducts
of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid with a bromine- or chlorine-
substituted aryl glycidyl ether such as dibromo-p-cresyl glycidyl
ether, e.g., 3-(methacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl X,Y-dibromo-p-
cresyl ether.
As is explained below, it may be desirable to introduce
epoxide groups into the composition: after the product has been
photocrosslinked, additional crosslinking may be achieved by
thermal curing through epoxide groups. It may therefore be
advantageous to include in the liquid composition a photo-
polymerisable compound having in the same molecule both a group of
formula I and only one 1,2-epoxide group, such as glycidyl acrylate
or glycidyl methacrylate. Alternatively, an epoxide resin (i.e.,
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a compound containing more than one epoxide group) may be included in
the liquid composition before photopolymerisation.
If desired the liquid composition may likewise contain a
photopolymerisable compound (C) having at least one group of
5~ formula II but none o~ I, e.g., N-glycidyl-2,3-dimethylmaleimide.
The Liquid composition can be applied to suitable carriers
by the customary techniques, such as spray coating, whirler
coating, roller coating, cascade coating, and especially curtain
coating. Typically, the carrier is coa~ed such that the
layer of che composition is 1 to 250 `J~ thick. The carrier
may be of, for example, copper, aluminium or other metal,
?aper, svnthetic resin, or glass.
In both the photopolymerising and the subsequent photocrosslinking
stage of the process of this i~vention actinic radiation of
wavelength 200-600 nm is preferably used. Suitable sources of
actinic radiation include carbon arcs, mercury vapour arcs,
fluorescent lamps with phosphors emitting ultraviolet light,
argon and xenon glow lamps, tungsten lamps, and photographic
flood lamps. Of these, mercury vapour arcs, particularly sun
lamps, fluorescent sun lamps, and metal halide lamps are most
suitable. The times re~uired for the exposures of ehe photo-
polvmerisable composition and ehe seill ?hococrosslinkable
composition will depend upon a variety of factors which include,
for exa~ple, the individual co~pounds used, the type or light
source, and the distance of that source fr~m the irradiated
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composition. 5uitable times may be readily determinet by those
familiar with photopolymerisation eechn~qu~s; usually, the
amount of light energy re~uired in the second stage ~che
photocrosslinking stage) i9 15 to 100 times thac requiret in
the first stage, typically, 25 to ~o times. By way of example,
the composition is firse irradiated at a tistance of 10-25 cm
with a 500 watt bulb for 5-15 seconds: in the second stage it
is irradiatet for 10-20 minutes at a distance of 15-30 cm. With
more powerful sources of irradiation, e.g., of 5 kilowatts,
the irradiation times, particularly in the second stage, may be
much shorter.
The preferred substances for use as compound (A~ contain
; only one group of formula I per molecule, but satisfactory
results have been achieved with substances containing more than
one such group. Where diacrylates, dimethacrylates and other
substances containing more than one group of formula I are used,
exposure to actinic radiation in stage (1) should be restricted
so that any crosslinking in that stage through groups of
formula I does not proceed to an extent such that formation of an
image in stage (3~ is substantially inhibited.
- Suitable solvents for development of the image are readily
found by routine testing and include cyclohexanone, trimethyl-
cyclohexanone, 2-ethoxyethanol, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, benzyl
alcohol, methylene chloride, and mixtures thereof. The action
of the solvent may need to be assisted by agitation or by gentle
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brushing. Where the carrier has a layer of a suitable
electrically-conducting metal, usually copper or Qilver,
immediately iD contact with the photopolymeriset composition
uncrosslinked polymer can be removed by development to
expose the metal. Metal so exposed may then be etched away in
the non-image areas, so forming a printed circuit, by means of
etching fluids such as ferric chloride or ammonium persulphate
solutions.
If desired, it is possible to include`in the li~uid
composition a compound (B) which also has at least one free sulphonic
~ or phosphoric acid group, or particularly at least one free carboxylic
acid group; conveniently, this is acrylic acid or methacrylic acid
or an adduct of a hydroxyalkyl acrylate or methacrylate with
trimellitic anhydride, i.e., a compound of formula
COt)R 1 1
~ ,YXVLL
HOOC COOR12
where either Rll denotes a hydrogen atom, in which case R
denotes a group of formula
tCH2~moocc=cH2 XXVIII
R
or
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-cH2-cHoocc~cH2 XXIX
CH3 R
or Rll denotes a group of formula XXVIII or XXIX, in which
case R denotes a hydrogen atom,
wherein
S R has the meanings assigned in formula I and
m has the meaning assigned in formula XII.
In place of, or as well as, such a compount (B) there may be
used a carboxyl-containing compound (A) of formula .YVII, where
R8 denotes a hydrogen atom.
The presence of free sulphonic, phosphoric, or carboxylic
acid groups in the photopolymerised polymer has as a consequence
the facility of using an aqueous solution of a base, such as
dilute sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, disodium hydrogen
orthophosphate, or ammonia solutions for development, thus avoiding
the use of organic solvents in this stage.
Alternatively, there may be included in the liquid composition
a compound (B) which also has at least one primary, secondary, or
tertiary amino group. As a consequence of the presence of free
amino groups in the photopolymerised polymer, aqueous solutions of
acids may be used as the developer, such as dilute solutions of
mineral acids. Examples of such compounds (B) are alkyl esters of
acrylic or methacrylic acid, which alkyl groups are substituted by
a secondary or tertiary amino group, such as 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl
; methacrylate.
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As has already been indicated, the composition after photo-
polymerisation and photocrosslinking may contain an epoxide resin
in which case it may also contain a latent, heat-curing agent for
the epoxide resin so that the composition may be heated and
supplementary crosslinking occur, further to increase the resistance
of the photocrosslinked product to solvents and high temperatures.
The epoxide resin may, as already stated, be included as such in
the composition or may be formed in situ through photopolymerisation
of a compound (B) which also contains in the same molecule only one
1,2-epoxide group. Examples of latent, heat-curing agents for
epoxide resins are polycarboxylic acid anhydrides, such as
hexahydrophthalic anhydride, dicyandiamide, complexes of amines
such as ethylamine, trimethylamine, and n-octyldimethylamine with
boron trifluoride or with boron trichloride, latent boron
difluoride chelates, aromatic polyamines such as bis(p-aminophenyl)-
methane and bis(p-aminophenyl) sulphone, aromatic biguanides such
as 2,6-xylidene biguanide, and imidazoles such as 2-ethyl-4-
methylimidazole and 2-phenylimidazole.
The following Examples illustrate the invention. Unless
otherwise indicated, parts and percentages are by weight. Substances
used in the Examples were prepared as follows:-
~-(2-(Acryloyloxy)ethyl)-2,3-dimethvlmaleimide
~-(2-(~ethacry,loylox~)ethyl)-2,3-dimethylmaleimide
These were ~repared from Y-(2-hydroxyethyl)--2~3-dimethylmaleimide
and acryloyl or methacryloyl chloride analogously to the method
described for the preparation of the 3-(methacryloyloxy)propyl
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homologue in Example 17 of British Patent Specification No.
1 544 840.
-- N-(2-(2-(Methacryloyloxy)ethoxy)ethyl~~2,3-dimethylmaleimide
This was obtained by reaction of 2,3-dimethylmaleic anhydride
with 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethylamine ant esterification of the
resultant No(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)-2,3,dimethylmaleimide with
methacryloyl chloride.
2-(Acryloyloxy)ethyl 3-(methacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl
X-(2,3-dimethylmaleimido)phthalates
To a mixture of 3- and 4-(2~3-dimethylmaleimido~phthalic
anhydride (54.2 g), 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (26 g~, and
tetrahytrofuran (500 ml) were added triethylamine (1 ml) and
hydroquinone (0.2 g), and the mixture was heated at 50C under
nitrogen with stirring for 24 hours. Then glycidyl methacryla~e
(28.4 g) was added dropwise over 1 hour, and heating with stirring
- at 50C was continued for a further 24 hours. The tetrahydrofuran
was removed by distillation~on a water bath under reduced pressure,
the residue was taken up in diethyl ether (500 ml), and the
solution was filtered. The filtrate was washed with 0.5 N
aqueous sodium hydroxide (100 ml) then twice with water (250 ml
each portion), and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate.
On filtration and evapora~ion there was obtained approximately
56 g of the mixed isomers of formula
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3 OH ICH3
3 C \ ~ oocH2cHcH2ococ~cH2
--CCoocH2cH2ococH=~cH2
CH3 0
~Y~
.
3-(~lethacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl X,Y-dibromo-p-cresyl ether
To 250 g of commercially-available X,Y-dibromo-p-cresyl
glycidyl ether (epoxide content 2.76 equiv./kg., calculated
value 3.11) were added 2,6-di-tert.butyl-p-cresol (0.5 g) and
1 g of tetramethylammonium chloride, and the solution was heated
to 100C with stirring. Methacrylic acid (59.3 g) was added
slowly over 1 hour at a rate such that the temperature of the mixture
did not exceed 105C. Heating at 100C was continued until the
epoxide content had fallen to a negligibly low value. The product
was a clear viscous liquid.
Mixed 3-tmethacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl cresyl ethers
This mixture was prepared similarly, from mixed o-, m-, and
p-cresyl glycidyl ethers.
Preparation of n-(p-(acryloylamino)phenyl)-2~3-_imethylmaleim_de.
Acryloyl chloride (27.2 g) is added to a stirred solution of ~-(D-
aminophenyl)-2~3-dimethylmaleimide (21.6 g) in pyridene (3CO ml) cooled in
acetone - solid carbon dioxide at a rate so as to maintain the
temperature at 5 to 10C. The solution is allowed to warm to room
temperature, stirred for 2 hours, and then added to a large excess
of ice. Concentrated hydrochloric acid is added to the cold mixture
at minus 10C. To remove the excess of pyridine as its
hydrochloride the solution is thoroughly extracted into dichloro-
methane. On evaporation of the solvent there was obtained 9.5 g of
the desired amide-imide.
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EXAMPLE 1
.,
A composition comprising 45 parts of N~C2-(methacryloyloxy)-
ethyl)-2,3-dimethylmaleimide, 45 parts of mixed 3-~methacryloyloxy)-
2-hydroxypropyl cresyl ethers, 8 parts of benzil timethyl ketal,
and 2 parts of 2-chlorothioxanthone was prepared by heating the
methacrylates together at about 50C and then stirring in the
photoinitiator and the photosensitiser to dissolve them. This
composition, which had a viscosity of about 0.25 Pa s, was
applied by a spin coater as a layer approximately 20 ~m thick
onto copper plate. The coating was irradiated for 15 seconds
with a medium pressure mercury lamp (80 w per cm) at a distance
of 20 cm, and the coating became nontacky.
Next, the coating was irradiated through a negative at a
distance of 25 cm from a medium pressure mercury lamp (30 w per cm)
for 10 minutes, followed by development with cyclohexanone. A
good relief image was obtained.
E~ PLE 2
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated, using a composition
which had a viscosity of about 0.3 Pa s and comprised 25 parts of
N-(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl)-2,3-dimethylmaleimide, 56 parts of
3-(methacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl X,Y-dibromo-p-cresyl ether,
11 parts of glycidyl methacrylate, 7 parts of benzil dimethyl
ketal, and 2 parts of 2-chlorothioxanthone. The coating was
irradiated for 10 seconds in the first stage and for 15 minutes
in the second stage. The image was developed in a mixture of
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equal parts by volume of l,l,l-trichloroethane ant cycloh~xanone
with agitation ant brushing. A goot relief ima8e was obtained.
EXAMPLE 3
The procedure of Example 1 was repeatet, using a composition
which comprised 41.7 parts of N-(2-(methacryloyloxy~ethyl)-2,3-
dimethylmaleimide, 41.7 parts of 3-(methacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl
X,Y-dibromo-p-cresyl ether, 10 parts of glycidyl methacrylate, 5
parts of benzil dimethyl ketalJand l.S parts of 2-chlorothioxanthone.
The coating,which wàs 15 ~m thick, was irradiated at a distance
of 3 cm for 15 seconds in the first stage and, at a distance of
25 cm., for 45 seconds in the next stage, with a metal halide
lamp of 5000 watts. On development with benzyl alcohol a good
- image was obtained.
EX~ LE 4
The procedure of Example l was repeated, using a composition
which comprised 30 parts of ~-(2-(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethoxy)ethy~)-
2,3-dimethylmaleimide, 50 parts of 3-(methacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxy-
propyl X,Y-dibromo-p-cresyl ether, 20 parts of glycidyl methacrylate,
4 parts of benzil dimethyl ketal, and 2 parts of 2-chlorothio-
xanthone, applied as a coating 4 ~m thick. The coating became
nontacky on irradiation for lO seconds in the first stage.
EXAMPLE 5
A mixture comprising 40 parts of 2-(acryloyloxy)ethyl
3-(methacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl X-(2,3-dimethylmaleimido)-
phthalates, 2.4 parts of benzil dimethyl ketal, 1.2 parts of
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2-chlorothioxanthone, ant 10 parts of glycidyl methacrylate,
in the form of a coating on a copper plate, was irradiated for
40 seconds with a medium pressure mercury lamp (~0 w per cm)
at a aistance of 20 cm, a non-tacky coating being obtained.
On irradiation at a distance of 25 cm for 15 minutes with a
medium pressure mercury lamp (30 w per cm) followed by development
with acetone-toluene (1:9 by volume~ an image was obtained.
EXl~PLE 6
In this Example the formulation contains a dye so that the
image could be clearly seen.
A mixture containing 30 parts of N-(2-~acryloyloxy)ethyl)-
2,3-dimethylmaleimide, 60 parts of 3-(methacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxy-
propyl X,Y-dibromo-p-cresyl ether, 7.S parts of benzil dimethyl
ketal, 1.7 parts of 2-chlorothioxanthone, and 0.6 part of the
methacrylate-containing dve of formula
Cl
2 ~ N=N ~ ~-C2 5 CH ~XXI
CH2 CH200CC=CH2
was applied to copper plate and irradiated under the same
conditions as employed in Example l except that the first
period of irradiation was reduced to 7 seconds and that a
mixtu,re of l,l,l-trichloroethane and cyclohexanone (2:1 by volume)
was used for development. A good relief i~age was obtained.
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EXAMPLE 7
The procedure of Example 6 was repeated, tbe N-~2-
(acryloyloxy)ethyl)-2,3-d~methylmaleimite being replaced by an
equal weight of N-(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl~-2,3-dimet~ylmaleimide
with simiiar results.
EXAMPLE~
In this Example the formulation contains methacrylic acid,
so that the image may be developed by means of an aqueous basic
solution.
A composition comprising 23 parts of N-(2-(acryloyloxy)ethyl)-
2,3-dimethylmaleimide, 23 parts of methacrylic acid, 46 parts
of 3-(methacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl X,Y-dibromo-p-cresyl ether,
6 parts of benzil dimethyl ketal, and 2 parts of 2-chloro-
thioxanthone was irradiated as described in Example 2, followed
by development with 0.1 ~ aqueous sodium hydroxide. A good
relief image was obtained.
E~AMPLE 9
In this Example the formulation contains 2-(diethylamino)ethyl
" acrylate so that the image may be developed by means of an aqueous
acidic solution.
A composition comprising 30 parts of ~-(2-(2-(methacryloyloxy~-
ethoxy) ethyl)-2,3-dimethylmaleimide, 20 parts of 3-(methacryloyloxy)-
2-hydroxypropyl X,Y-dibro -p-cresyl ether, ;0 parts of 2-(diethyl-
.~ amino)ethyl acrylate, 3 parts of benzil dimethyl ketal, and 1.5 parts
~ ,, .
of 2-chlorothioxanthone was applied as a coating 4 ~m thick onto
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copper plate. The coating was irradiated for lO seconds with a
medium pressure mercury lamp t80 w per cm) at a clistance oE 20 cm,
and it became nontacky. ~fter the coating had been irradiated
through a negative with a medium pressura mercury lamp (30 w per
cm) at a distance of 25 cm for 20 minutes the image was developed
by means of lM hydrochloric acid.
Example lO
In this Example the composition contains a latent curing
agent for epoxide resins so that the developed image could be
0 heat-cured.
A mixture, having a viscosity of approximately 0.3 Pa s
and comprising 25 parts of N-(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-
maleimide, 52 parts of 3-(methacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl
X,Y-dibromo-p-cresyl ether, 12 parts of glycidyl acrylate, 6 parts
of benzil dimethyl ketal, 2 parts of 2-chlorothioxanthone, and
3 parts of 2,6-xylidene biguanide was applied to a copper plate
as described in Example 1 and then irradiated under the two sets of
conditions described in that Example. After development with
cyclohexanone the plate was heated at 170C for 1 hour to heat-cure
the product through its epoxide groups.
Example 11
A mixture comprising 50 parts of n-[p-(acryloylamino)phenyl]-2,3-
dimethylmaleimide, 100 parts of glycidyl acrylate, 6 parts of benzil
dimethyl ketal, and 3 parts of 2-chlorothioxanthone was applied as
in example 1 except that the layer was irradiated for 60 seconds
in the first stage and for 30 minutes in the second stage. On
development with l,l,l-trichloroethane with brushing an image was
obtained.
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Comparative Example
For purposes of comparison only, a composition was prepared
containing 60 parts of N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2,3-dimethylmaleimide.
64 parts of 3-(methacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl X,Y-dibromo-p-cresyl
ether, 10 parts of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 10 parts of benzil
dimethyl ketal, and 5 parts of 2-chlorthioxanthone.
This composition was applied as a coating lO~um thick to a copper-
clad epoxide resin-glass fibre laminate and irradiated with a medium
pressure mercury lamp (80 w per cm) for 25 seconds, a tack-free film
1~ being obtained. However, subsequent irradiation with a medium
pressure mercury lamp (30 w/cm) through a photographic negative for
20 minutes did not lead to further crosslinking, since the whole
film dissolved when it was immersed in cyclohexanone.
